Should I see a therapist?

I feel like there isn't much info out there for me, so I'm turning to this forum. I have ppd due to a traumatic event that occurred during my pregnancy and delivery. I've been prescribed zoloft which I am still on, and it seems to help quite a bit. However, I can not seem to move on. It's been 5 months and I have a healthy happy baby girl, who I've been able to bond to luckily. But I cannot stop thinking about the birth and the hard things I went through. I wish I could move on with my life. I've never been to a therapist before so I'm not even sure how it works or if they can even help me.

I feel like there isn't much info out there for me, so I'm turning to this forum. I have ppd due to a traumatic event that occurred during my pregnancy and delivery. I've been prescribed zoloft which I am still on, and it seems to help quite a bit. However, I can not seem to move on. It's been 5 months and I have a healthy happy baby girl, who I've been able to bond to luckily. But I cannot stop thinking about the birth and the hard things I went through. I wish I could move on with my life. I've never been to a therapist before so I'm not even sure how it works or if they can even help me.

I would definitely say yes. As someone who has previously had issues with PTSD and now ppd I recommend getting the help you need now rather than put it off any longer as it may never truly go and could revisit you later in life.

I would definitely say yes. As someone who has previously had issues with PTSD and now ppd I recommend getting the help you need now rather than put it off any longer as it may never truly go and could revisit you later in life.

Absolutely. I also had a traumatic birth (lost half my blood volume in sixty seconds) and couldn't bring myself to talk about it. Once the meds kicked in, I began talking about what happened, first to my husband and then to my mother in law and then to my friends. I can now tell the story and while the person I'm telling looks horrified, I'm alright with what happened. The first thing I did was speak to the doctor to find out exactly what happened so I could know everything.

Absolutely. I also had a traumatic birth (lost half my blood volume in sixty seconds) and couldn't bring myself to talk about it. Once the meds kicked in, I began talking about what happened, first to my husband and then to my mother in law and then to my friends. I can now tell the story and while the person I'm telling looks horrified, I'm alright with what happened. The first thing I did was speak to the doctor to find out exactly what happened so I could know everything.

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